Cheers guys. I know what your saying. I don’t think the £7 to win £500 is a lie though. I’ve had it myself before. I put two £2 coins in and dropped the £500 on my third press. I also remember one time I found a 20p piece in the tray. So I put it in and tried two spins on 10p. I got five 7’s right across. £50 jackpot. But for every good story I can remember, there’s probably 10 stories I don’t want to remember. Once you’ve put £500 in a machine that pays out a maximum jackpot of £500, you know your fooked! Countless times I’ve taken my max out the cash machine only to wait till midnight so I could go do the same again. I probably shouldn’t say, but I’ve also borrowed money from the safe at work to gamble. I’ve always paid it straight back though. But the fact that thousands of pounds were readily available to me on a nightly basis were always a temptation. Many times I’d thought about quitting my job, but I’ve been there for 14 years, worked up from the bottom to the second in charge. I know in a few years I’ll be running the bar if of course the place stays open.
I really need to draw a line under this for good. I can just imagine now what I could do with an increased wage. But as it’s been said countless times, you’ve gotta take each day as it comes. For me, this is day 22. A day over three weeks and counting. I definitely feel better about not playing. But after three weeks, I’m still cut pretty deep about what I’ve thrown away.
